Cover and first surviving page of the Syriac Life of Barsawma (d. ca.492) | Undated MS from Urfa | Image Source

Cover and first surviving page of the Syriac Life of Barsawma (d. ca.492) | Undated MS from Urfa | Image Source

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Brent Nongbri #publications Spotlight: A Manuscript of Exodus Wandering in the Wilderness

Nongbri: “I’m not so naive to think that simply telling stories like this will make a dent in the illicit trade in antiquities. But I do think there is value in focusing our attention on an easy-to-forget but nevertheless indisputable fact: the basic building blocks that we use to “do history” themselves have complicated, sometimes troubling histories.”

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Elizabeth Marlowe reflects on what a recent international raid for looted antiquities highlights about museum culture, theft, and aesthetics.

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The Church of Saint Gayane (Սուրբ Գայանե եկեղեցի) is an Armenian church, which was built in 630 AD. The church is built on the site where the nun Gayane was martyred in 301, which played a role in Armenia's Christianization. In 2000 it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. pic.twitter.com/4u0FMrQifo